Introducing My New Contributor – Baby Product Vlogger Christina

Paula — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 14:54:55 +0000

I am super excited to share this news with you. As some readers know my girls are in the double digits now. One is a tween and one is a teenager and they keep me every bit as busy as they did when they were small. It’s just a different kind of busy. For a time I had a baby blogger here, but even her babies have grown up a lot. I know this audience still wants to read about baby news and baby products too. I can tell that when I run analytics here sometimes. So how does that work? I can’t authentically write or review baby products when I have an 11 year old and a 13 year old. SO, I started a hunt earlier this year for someone to contribute to this space in a very special role as a new Mom or Dad. Thanks to everyone who applied! Happily, I introduce you all to Christina Nicolaou. (I hope I spelled that right) Christina and her husband Blair are expecting their first baby girl in July. Super exciting, right? Also Christina and her husband are part of that 1 in 6 who struggled with infertility before experiencing success! I can’t tell you how happy I get every time I read that someone new has made it through that dark lonely time as an infertility patient and reached the other side to become a family. Christina is going to start VLOGGING here as my new contributor, covering baby products and brands. We know how many people enjoy baby product reviews by Moms. In fact it’s pretty much the best way to share your brand with the world. Word of Mom is powerful and it’s how we determine where we spend our money. [tweetthis]Meet my newest contributor for baby product reviews – VLOGGER – Christina[/tweetthis] Here are a few words about Christina: Christina is an actor, writer and improviser. She holds an Masters of Arts in Political Science and English from McMaster University and an Masters of Fine Arts in Acting from the University of Washington’s Professional Actor Training Program. She and her husband Blair are co-founders of Spite Media Productions. Together they have created short films and web series that have been featured online and in festivals. Their most exciting project to date is arriving in July 2015…a baby girl. I hope you all welcome her to this space and love watching her videos. She is clever and funny and simply beautiful so I look forward to watching her share the latest and greatest baby products with you. I can’t wait to meet her baby girl soon on video or twitter or however else she shares the arrival with us. Welcome, Christina. If you have a product you would like considered please email: inkscrblr7@gmail.com

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Levana Sophia Digital Video Baby Monitor #Giveaway ARV $100

Paula — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 02:32:00 +0000

Every new parent is nervous, I think. But new adoptive parents are a whole different level of nervous and anxious. We are crazy from the waiting sometimes and so grateful for our precious gift of parenthood that we can be hyper vigilant about our new roles and responsibilities. I can easily recall how we (mostly I) spent many nights hovering outside the door of Payton’s nursery. I remember how I didn’t trust that Payton would keep breathing all night long on her own. I read a lot about SIDS and I worried about the things that could go wrong. I would tippy toe into her room, which was right beside ours, and check on her over and over, especially that first few months. A lot of you know we adopted our kids and I can tell you that after nine years of marriage, infertility and several horrible health care issues, the fact that Payton’s birthparents chose us to be her parents for life meant that I was overly vigilant and out to prove we were deserving of this child. That went on for at least the first eight years of her life. We had waited so long and I couldn’t risk taking any chances with our precious gift. Plus she really was such a treat as a baby. She was a happy, healthy bit of heaven. If there had been such a thing as a Digital Video Baby Monitor back then I would have been so much more comfortable as a parent. Over time I grew more confident in the strength of her little body to keep doing what she needed it to do. After we adopted Ainsley, I was a bit more confident, but still there were health issues we were keeping an eye on with our youngest child and so she required some close attention. We were blessed to be given so many great tools and toys and baby furniture items from friends and relatives. Grandparents spoiled our two little princesses too. One of those gifts was a baby monitor. It’s on every baby shower wish list. I can’t recall the brand, but suffice it to say that 13 years ago baby monitors did not look quite this sleek. What I wouldn’t have done to have one like the Sophia Digital Video Baby Monitor. Sophia, meaning “Wisdom,” features 48 hour battery life battery life in power saving PEEP mode, temperature monitoring to ensure your child is comfortable, night vision up to 15 feet, and 500-foot ClearVu® digital signal. The Sophia Video Baby Monitor also includes Talk to Baby™ two-way communication, invisible night vision LED’s, a soothing nightlight that can be controlled from the parent unit and is expandable up to four cameras. The Sophia Video Baby Monitor will be available on Amazon.com and MyLevana.com at the suggested retail price of $89.99. The Ayden Video Baby Monitor can be purchased directly from the Levana website at MyLevana.com for $119.99. About Levana: Levana is a brand of easy-to-use, stylish and high value baby video, audio and movement monitors that give parents the freedom to worry less and do more, knowing their child is safe. Named after the ancient Roman goddess who kept a watchful eye over sleeping children, Levana is dedicated to baby safety. Levana monitors have all the state-of-the-art features that parents want, which gives them peace of mind to do more without worry. The Sophia Digital Video Baby Monitor is extremely light. I kind of can’t get over that. At first it seemed like it was so light it might not be able to do the job required. But then I realized the lightness of the gadget itself is largely because the device is digital. Our old baby monitors were heavy because of all the plugs and wires attached. Thank goodness for new technology. The Sophia allows you to keep an eye on baby and might even provide a good opportunity for sleep training as well. As long as you can see your baby on the video monitor then you know they are okay, even if they are crying. The video monitor also means you can gently talk to your child and calm them down even from your room. Sometimes they just need to hear your voice. This device is an expandable system. You can add four extra cameras if you need them. The light is adjustable as well. But don’t just take my word for it. You can enter to win one right now. Or you can skip the wait and buy one now. I am giving away a Sophia Digital Video Baby Monitor to one lucky reader. Follow the instructions and Good Luck! Entry-Form

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